About Us : Our Kennel Name

I was born and raised in Africa and spent a lot of time in Botswana, land of the Kalahari Desert, which also happens to be home to the rapidly disappearing Kalahari Lion (Panthera Leo). Combining my African heritage with the leonine characteristics of the Leonberger led me to my kennel name of "Kalahari".



What differentiates the Kalahari Lion from all other African lions is that it is taller at the shoulder, lighter in color, and males have black rather than dark-brown manes. Due to conflict with local cattle farmers around the perimeters of the Kalahari Transfrontier National Park, increased lion hunting is causing the number of Kalahari lions to dwindle very rapidly.

For information on conservation efforts, please visit the following sites:
• Kalahari Lion Conservation Project Summary (Oxford University Gazette)
• US Lobby group pressures Botswana to lift ban on lion hunting
• African Lion Working Group
• Kalahari Conservation Society
• Lion Research Center